Australia's share market has finished the week with a shrug, closing roughly where it began after a mining sector rally dug the bourse out of trouble elsewhere.
Financial services giant Macquarie will reimburse investors $321 million over a failed retirement scheme which magnified concerns over the sector's oversight.
The local share market has suffered its worst drop in three weeks after a domestic inflation readout and cautious commentary from the US Federal Reserve dimmed hopes for quick interest rate cuts at home and abroad.
Australia's share market has edged higher after a choppy trading session, riding out the storm as strong commodity prices supported a mining sector rally.
Australia is in a "very good position" on inflation but there are signs financial markets are being complacent about the geopolitical risks, the central bank boss says.
Australian shares have ended the day lower as Santos led a plunge in energy stocks after yet another suitor abandoned plans to buy the oil and gas giant.
Shares in a major Australian gas producer have dropped by double digits following the collapse of what would have been the biggest all-cash transaction in Australia's corporate history.
Australia's share market has more than wiped the previous session's gains, as financials, miners and real estate stocks weighed on the bourse ahead of a key central bank decision.
Donald Trump reprimanded an Australian journalist who questioned the president's business dealings, before confirming he will meet with Anthony Albanese soon.
Record overnight results in the United States have paved the way for Australian shares to finish in the green as traders anticipate a critical rates decision.
The federal opposition is on the edge of open revolt over a bombshell climate report, with one frontbencher threatening to resign and a Nationals senator likening the report to a biblical apocalyptic screed.
